European Football Championship 2016 / Group E.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Italy Italy	3	2	0	1	003: 100	+2	06th
2.	Belgium Belgium	3	2	0	1	004: 200	+2	06th
3.	Ireland Ireland	3	1	1	1	002: 400	−2	04th
4th	Sweden Sweden	3	0	1	2	001: 300	−2	01

Group E of the European Football Championship 2016 :

Ireland - Sweden 1: 1 (0: 0)

Ireland

Sweden

Lineup

1st matchday

June 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Saint-Denis ( Stade de France )

Spectators: 73,419

Referee: Milorad Mažić ( Serbia )

Match report

Darren Randolph - Séamus Coleman , John O'Shea , Ciaran Clark , Robbie Brady - James McCarthy (85th Aiden McGeady ), Glenn Whelan , Jeff Hendrick - Wes Hoolahan (78th Robbie Keane ) - Jonathan Walters (64th James McClean ), Shane Long Trainer: Martin O'Neill ( Northern Ireland )

Andreas Isaksson - Mikael Lustig (45th Erik Johansson ), Victor Lindelöf , Andreas Granqvist , Martin Olsson - Sebastian Larsson , Oscar Lewicki (86th Albin Ekdal ), Kim Källström , Emil Forsberg - Marcus Berg (59th John Guidetti ), Zlatan Ibrahimović Coach: Erik Hamrén

1-0 Hoolahan (48th)

1: 1 Clark (70th, own goal)

McCarthy (43rd), Whelan (77th)

Lindelöf (61.)

Player of the Match: Wes Hoolahan (Ireland)

Ireland were the more dangerous team in the first half, with Hendrick hitting the crossbar with a long shot. It was only after Hoolahan's opening goal at the beginning of the second half that Sweden became more offensive. After a cross from Ibrahimović, Clark headed the ball into his own goal and ensured the final score.

Belgium - Italy 0: 2 (0: 1)

Belgium

Italy

Lineup

1st matchday

June 13, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. in Décines-Charpieu ( Stade de Lyon )

Spectators: 55,408

Referee: Mark Clattenburg ( England )

Match report

Thibaut Courtois - Laurent Ciman (76th Yannick Carrasco ), Toby Alderweireld , Thomas Vermaelen , Jan Vertonghen - Radja Nainggolan (62nd Dries Mertens ), Axel Witsel - Kevin De Bruyne , Marouane Fellaini , Eden Hazard - Romelu Lukaku (73rd Divock Origi ) Trainer: Marc Wilmots

Gianluigi Buffon - Andrea Barzagli , Leonardo Bonucci , Giorgio Chiellini - Antonio Candreva , Marco Parolo , Daniele De Rossi (78th Thiago Motta ), Emanuele Giaccherini , Matteo Darmian (58th Mattia De Sciglio ) - Graziano Pellè , Éder (75th Ciro Immobile ) Coach: Antonio Conte

0: 1 Giaccherini (32nd)

0: 2 Pellè (90th + 3 ′)

Vertonghen (90th + 1 ′)

Chiellini (66.), Éder (75.), Bonucci (78.), Motta (84.)

Italy has the oldest starting XI (average age: 31 years and 169 days) in European Championship history.

Player of the Match: Emanuele Giaccherini (Italy)

After a long ball from Bonucci, which Alderweireld went under, the free-standing Giaccherini scored the lead for Italy. A few minutes later Pellè missed the 2-0 with a header. Lukaku missed Belgium's greatest chance to equalize early in the second half when he shot alone in front of Buffon on the edge of the box. In stoppage time, the Italians managed to hit the final score after a counterattack.

Italy - Sweden 1: 0 (0: 0)

Italy

Sweden

Lineup

2nd matchday

June 17, 2016 at 3 p.m. in Toulouse ( Stadium de Toulouse )

Spectators: 29,600

Referee: Viktor Kassai ( Hungary )

Match report

Gianluigi Buffon - Andrea Barzagli , Leonardo Bonucci , Giorgio Chiellini - Alessandro Florenzi (85th Stefano Sturaro ), Marco Parolo , Daniele De Rossi (74th Thiago Motta ), Emanuele Giaccherini , Antonio Candreva - Graziano Pellè (60th Simone Zaza ), Éder Coach: Antonio Conte

Andreas Isaksson - Victor Lindelöf , Erik Johansson , Andreas Granqvist , Martin Olsson - Sebastian Larsson , Albin Ekdal (79th Oscar Lewicki ), Kim Källström , Emil Forsberg (79th Jimmy Durmaz ) - John Guidetti (85th Marcus Berg ), Zlatan Ibrahimović Coach: Erik Hamrén

1-0 Éder (88.)

De Rossi (69th), Buffon (90th + 3 ′)

Olsson (90.)

Player of the Match: Éder (Italy)

Until the final phase, both teams could hardly appear offensively. Shortly before the final whistle, the Italians managed to win: After Parolo had headed the ball to the crossbar in the 82nd minute, Éder scored the 1-0 six minutes later after a single action. After this game, Italy was already the last sixteen with six points.

Belgium - Ireland 3: 0 (0: 0)

Belgium

Ireland

Lineup

2nd matchday

June 18, 2016 at 3 p.m. in Bordeaux ( Stade de Bordeaux )

Spectators: 39,493

Referee: Cüneyt Çakır ( Turkey )

Match report

Thibaut Courtois - Thomas Meunier , Toby Alderweireld , Thomas Vermaelen , Jan Vertonghen - Axel Witsel , Mousa Dembélé (57th Radja Nainggolan ) - Yannick Carrasco (64th Dries Mertens ), Kevin De Bruyne , Eden Hazard - Romelu Lukaku (82nd Christian Benteke ) Trainer: Marc Wilmots

Darren Randolph - Séamus Coleman , John O'Shea , Ciaran Clark , Stephen Ward - Jeff Hendrick , Glenn Whelan , James McCarthy (62nd James McClean ), Robbie Brady - Wes Hoolahan (71st Aiden McGeady ) - Shane Long (79th Robbie Keane ) Coach: Martin O'Neill ( Northern Ireland )

1-0 Lukaku (48th)

2-0 Witsel (61st)

3-0 Lukaku (70th)

Vermaelen (49.)

Hendrick (42nd)

Player of the Match: Axel Witsel (Belgium)

Italy - Ireland 0: 1 (0: 0)

Italy

Ireland

Lineup

3rd matchday

June 22nd, 2016 at 9:00 p.m. in Villeneuve-d'Ascq ( Stade Pierre-Mauroy )

Spectators: 44,268

Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan ( Romania )

Match report

Salvatore Sirigu - Andrea Barzagli , Leonardo Bonucci , Angelo Ogbonna - Federico Bernardeschi (60th Matteo Darmian ), Stefano Sturaro , Thiago Motta , Alessandro Florenzi , Mattia De Sciglio (82nd Stephan El Shaarawy ) - Simone Zaza , Ciro Immobile (74th Lorenzo Insignia ) Trainer: Antonio Conte

Darren Randolph - Séamus Coleman , Shane Duffy , Richard Keogh , Stephen Ward - James McClean , James McCarthy (77th Wes Hoolahan ) - Jeff Hendrick , Daryl Murphy (70th Aiden McGeady ), Robbie Brady - Shane Long (90th Stephen Quinn ) Coach: Martin O'Neill ( Northern Ireland )

0-1 Brady (85th)

Sirigu (39.), Barzagli (78.), Zaza (87.), Insigne (90. + 1 ′)

Long (39.), Ward (73.)

Player of the Match: Robbie Brady (Ireland)

Ireland, which had to win in order to advance to the round of 16, had the bigger pull to goal in this game than the Italians, who had changed in numerous positions because of the already established group victory. Insignia with a shot at the post and Hoolahan, who freely missed before Sirigu, each had a great chance to decide the game in the closing stages. The winning goal for Ireland came with a header from Brady after a cross from Hoolahan just a minute after his missed chance. As one of the best third party in the group, the Irish made it to the knockout round for the first time at an EM.